When I was younger, I would always be outside with friends playing a sport. As I grew older I realized that one sport specifically caught my eye. Baseball had always been a sport that I loved and to this day I'm still a baseball fanatic. Everyday there is something new in baseball that catches my eye. Never to far, and always close baseball has been with me through thick and thin. The atmosphere at a baseball game is like no other, when one walks in the stadium they are hit with the aroma and the crowd of thousands of fans. Mainly baseball caught my eye for the reason that the game was as hard mentally on a player as it was physically. A player has to be able to deal with failure and adversity while still being in the game mode. It doesn't matter how much talent a player has if he is not able to control his emotions and what he puts out on the field.
Camera Piece
As I peered out from the bridge loose rocks caught my eye and I stopped and looked at how even though a person may have put them down randomly, it looked as though done in a formation of some sort. The rocks almost made a sort of trail or highway leading to somewhere, almost like an unknown. The trail was not vast but was assorted with rocks of different size, shape, and color. That produced a different story at a different angle. If you looked at it from one point of view you saw one thing, another point of view though could be something totally different. Also hanging over and to the side were small branches which contained two different colored and shaped leaves. The overhanging leaves were a lighter green and had a slit wilt to them probably due to a lack of water. While the leaves to the side were a dark green and full of life.
Reflective Essay:
It was an early Saturday morning and my dad awoke me by screaming at me from downstairs. I had forgotten that today was my first baseball tryout of the year. It was my most important tryout, and that's when I realized the importance of it. As I quickly got dressed and flew down the stairs I was ready to leave at a moments notice. Thankfully we left only five minutes later, we were on our way to Kennesaw Mountain High School. Upon arriving at the school I noticed that there were at least 60 kids trying out. I felt a flow of nerves go through my body as I walked down to the field. As I looked out I saw a gorgeous field with the dew still clinging to the grass. At this moment I knew what was about to happen.
Tryouts can bring out the best in some people and the worst in others. This tryout was different from all the others, at this one I had no friends and nobody to talk to, whereas the other tryouts I would always have a friend there. As I sat on the warm wood bench, I was in a corner all alone, while everybody else had their friends with them. The sweat started to beat down my head in the early hours of the day as the sun was just coming up. After all the names were called we took the field for the start of the tryout. Going through drills kids would reflect on their summer with their friends and share laughs. I felt surronded by a world of unknown around me. Being the only one without a friend there was hard because the responsibility relied solely on me. It felt like I controlled my own destiny, and that any action that I took could be make or break. I loved the fact that all the pressure was on me it felt like the fate of my world was in my average sized hands.
Growing up is hard enough and one of the ways you learn to grow up is making choices on your own.
Take Two
As I looked out I saw a gorgeous field with the dew still clinging to the grass, and at this moment I knew what was about to happen. My first tryout of the new baseball season was about to be underway momentarily and I was extremely nervous. It felt like I had a knot in my stomach the size of Texas and it almost kept me from keeping my focus. The coaches running the tryout were talking briefly and finally agreed that they should start the initial phases. The damp dugout began to crowd up quickly as the minutes were passing and many friends were recollecting about summer experiences. I felt left out from the group because I did not know nor go to high school with any of these fellow players. But the moment had come where all players had to take the field for the drills of the day.
Tryouts can bring out the best in some people and the worst in others. This tryout was different from all the others, at this one I had no friends and nobody to talk to, whereas the other tryouts I would always have a friend there. I felt that at this tryout every choice or action that I made could be make or break in my making the team or not. The responsibility was solely on me, and it felt great I loved all the pressure. Nobody could impact what I would do, and since I had no friends there I had complete focus. I started blocking at everybody talking that wasn't a coach and it did wonders for me. I was playing at such a high level that I didn't even know I could be at, players would start looking at me asking, "Who's that guy." The coaches put me through more rigorous training than most of the other players to see if I really was an elite caliber player. I looked around at all the other players who were giving about 80% and it made me feel like I belonged on this team and that I was the hardest worker at the tryout. This made me feel amazing because I felt that I had done this all on my own and that it was something I could take pride in. Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard.
Growing up is hard enough and one of the ways you learn to grow up is by making choices on your own. That is what I learned from this tryout, that even though you may not have a friend there with you it doesn't mean you can't do just as well or better than if they were there. I realized just how good I can be if i put my complete focus into something, then the results will follow behind my actions. This was truly an important step for me in realizing what I am capable of.
Rolling Greens:
Upon first sight I looked with quite delight
A quaint place for a student to be
Peaceful and majestic the rolling greens are bright
During school time they provide such a delight
Illuminated by the sun
shadows can be seen in night and day
People are laughing, the mowers mowing
And a concert raps up the day
Take Three
It was an early Saturday morning and my dad awoke me by screaming at me from downstairs. I had forgotten that today was my first baseball tryout of the year. It was my most important tryout, and that's when I realized the importance of it. As I quickly got dressed and flew down the stairs I was ready to leave at a moment’s notice. Thankfully we left only five minutes later, we were on our way to Kennesaw Mountain High School. Upon arriving at the school I noticed that there were at least 60 kids trying out. My first tryout of the new baseball season was about to be underway momentarily and I was extremely nervous. I felt a flow of nerves go through my body as I walked down to the field. There were players from an assortment of teams lounging around in the dugout and the occasional; “What’s Up” was acknowledged. Finally after a brief discussion by the coaches they said that the tryout would be starting momentarily, and that we should be getting warmed up. As I looked out I saw a gorgeous field with the dew still clinging to the grass. At this moment I knew what was about to happen.
Tryouts can bring out the best in some people and the worst in others. This tryout was different from all the others, at this one I had no friends and nobody to talk to, whereas the other tryouts I would always have a friend there. As I sat on the warm wood bench, I was in a corner all alone, while everybody else had their friends with them. The sweat started to beat down my head in the early hours of the day as the sun was just coming up. After all the names were called we took the field for the start of the tryout. Going through drills kids would reflect on their summer with their friends and share laughs. As the drills were conducted I ran through them with impeccable ease and this made me feel delighted. There was only one side effect so to speak I felt surrounded by a world of unknown around me. Being the only one without a friend there was hard because the responsibility relied solely on me. It felt like I controlled my own destiny, and that any action that I took could be make or break. I loved the fact that all the pressure was on me it felt like the fate of my world was in my average sized hands.
Growing up is hard enough and one of the ways you learn to grow up is making choices on your own. These choices upon which you make shape who you are and what kind of person you will be in your life. I learned that even in baseball there can be independence in a team game and that is okay because it shows you what can happen if you set your mind to something. This tryout also made me feel alone but that was okay because I finally found out that I don’t need a friend or somebody there helping me go every step of the way.
Take Three: Revision:
As I looked out I saw a gorgeous field with the dew still clinging to the grass, and at this moment I knew why I had rushed out of the house. My first tryout of the new baseball season inched closer and closer, and it quickly went underway and I became extremely nervous with sweat started to beat down my head and my palms became clammy. It felt like I had a knot in my stomach the size of Texas and it almost kept me from keeping my focus. The coaches running the tryout talked briefly and finally agreed that they should start the initial phases. The damp dugout began to crowd up quickly as the minutes started to pass and many friends had begun recollecting about summer experiences. I felt left out from the group because I did not know nor go to high school with any of these fellow players. But the moment had come where all players had to take the field for the drills of the day. My true test of the day would be to see whether I could be successful at a tryout in which I had nobody there that I knew.
Tryouts can bring out the best in some people and the worst in others. This tryout was different from all the others, at this one I had no friends and nobody to talk to, whereas the other tryouts I would always have a friend there. I felt that at this tryout every choice or action that I made could be make or break in my making the team or not. The responsibility had been placed solely on me, and it felt great I loved all the pressure. Nobody could impact what I would do, and since I had no friends there I had complete focus. I started blocking out everybody talking that wasn't a coach and it did wonders for me. I played at such a high level that I didn't even know I could attain, players would start looking at me asking, "Who's that guy." The coaches put me through more rigorous training than most of the other players to see if I really could play at an elite caliber player. I looked around at all the other players who gave about 80% and it made me feel like I belonged on this team and that I had worked the hardest worker at the tryout. This made me feel amazing because I felt that I had done this all on my own and that it would be something I could take pride in. Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard.
Growing up now can be hard enough and one of the ways you learn to grow up is by making choices on your own. That became what I learned from this tryout, that even though you may not have a friend there with you it doesn't mean you can't do just as well or better than if they had been there. I realized just how good I can be if I put my complete focus into something, then the results will follow behind my actions. It is very hard to cut off support of a friend or parents when you have always had that as a safety blanket. But in life you have to learn to let go and be able to do things on your own. That became the lesson I learned and it would become truly a big step in my life, showing that I had been capable of doing activities without a safety blanket.
Work. Hard. Play. Hard. Every. Day.
Rambling Bio
When I was younger, I would always be outside with friends playing a sport. As I grew older I realized that one sport specifically caught my eye. Baseball had always been a sport that I loved and to this day I'm still a baseball fanatic. Everyday there is something new in baseball that catches my eye. Never to far, and always close baseball has been with me through thick and thin. The atmosphere at a baseball game is like no other, when one walks in the stadium they are hit with the aroma and the crowd of thousands of fans. Mainly baseball caught my eye for the reason that the game was as hard mentally on a player as it was physically. A player has to be able to deal with failure and adversity while still being in the game mode. It doesn't matter how much talent a player has if he is not able to control his emotions and what he puts out on the field.Camera Piece
As I peered out from the bridge loose rocks caught my eye and I stopped and looked at how even though a person may have put them down randomly, it looked as though done in a formation of some sort. The rocks almost made a sort of trail or highway leading to somewhere, almost like an unknown. The trail was not vast but was assorted with rocks of different size, shape, and color. That produced a different story at a different angle. If you looked at it from one point of view you saw one thing, another point of view though could be something totally different. Also hanging over and to the side were small branches which contained two different colored and shaped leaves. The overhanging leaves were a lighter green and had a slit wilt to them probably due to a lack of water. While the leaves to the side were a dark green and full of life.Reflective Essay:
It was an early Saturday morning and my dad awoke me by screaming at me from downstairs. I had forgotten that today was my first baseball tryout of the year. It was my most important tryout, and that's when I realized the importance of it. As I quickly got dressed and flew down the stairs I was ready to leave at a moments notice. Thankfully we left only five minutes later, we were on our way to Kennesaw Mountain High School. Upon arriving at the school I noticed that there were at least 60 kids trying out. I felt a flow of nerves go through my body as I walked down to the field. As I looked out I saw a gorgeous field with the dew still clinging to the grass. At this moment I knew what was about to happen.Tryouts can bring out the best in some people and the worst in others. This tryout was different from all the others, at this one I had no friends and nobody to talk to, whereas the other tryouts I would always have a friend there. As I sat on the warm wood bench, I was in a corner all alone, while everybody else had their friends with them. The sweat started to beat down my head in the early hours of the day as the sun was just coming up. After all the names were called we took the field for the start of the tryout. Going through drills kids would reflect on their summer with their friends and share laughs. I felt surronded by a world of unknown around me. Being the only one without a friend there was hard because the responsibility relied solely on me. It felt like I controlled my own destiny, and that any action that I took could be make or break. I loved the fact that all the pressure was on me it felt like the fate of my world was in my average sized hands.
Growing up is hard enough and one of the ways you learn to grow up is making choices on your own.
Take Two
As I looked out I saw a gorgeous field with the dew still clinging to the grass, and at this moment I knew what was about to happen. My first tryout of the new baseball season was about to be underway momentarily and I was extremely nervous. It felt like I had a knot in my stomach the size of Texas and it almost kept me from keeping my focus. The coaches running the tryout were talking briefly and finally agreed that they should start the initial phases. The damp dugout began to crowd up quickly as the minutes were passing and many friends were recollecting about summer experiences. I felt left out from the group because I did not know nor go to high school with any of these fellow players. But the moment had come where all players had to take the field for the drills of the day.Tryouts can bring out the best in some people and the worst in others. This tryout was different from all the others, at this one I had no friends and nobody to talk to, whereas the other tryouts I would always have a friend there. I felt that at this tryout every choice or action that I made could be make or break in my making the team or not. The responsibility was solely on me, and it felt great I loved all the pressure. Nobody could impact what I would do, and since I had no friends there I had complete focus. I started blocking at everybody talking that wasn't a coach and it did wonders for me. I was playing at such a high level that I didn't even know I could be at, players would start looking at me asking, "Who's that guy." The coaches put me through more rigorous training than most of the other players to see if I really was an elite caliber player. I looked around at all the other players who were giving about 80% and it made me feel like I belonged on this team and that I was the hardest worker at the tryout. This made me feel amazing because I felt that I had done this all on my own and that it was something I could take pride in. Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard.
Growing up is hard enough and one of the ways you learn to grow up is by making choices on your own. That is what I learned from this tryout, that even though you may not have a friend there with you it doesn't mean you can't do just as well or better than if they were there. I realized just how good I can be if i put my complete focus into something, then the results will follow behind my actions. This was truly an important step for me in realizing what I am capable of.
Rolling Greens:
Upon first sight I looked with quite delight
A quaint place for a student to be
Peaceful and majestic the rolling greens are bright
During school time they provide such a delight
Illuminated by the sun
shadows can be seen in night and day
People are laughing, the mowers mowing
And a concert raps up the day
Take Three
It was an early Saturday morning and my dad awoke me by screaming at me from downstairs. I had forgotten that today was my first baseball tryout of the year. It was my most important tryout, and that's when I realized the importance of it. As I quickly got dressed and flew down the stairs I was ready to leave at a moment’s notice. Thankfully we left only five minutes later, we were on our way to Kennesaw Mountain High School. Upon arriving at the school I noticed that there were at least 60 kids trying out. My first tryout of the new baseball season was about to be underway momentarily and I was extremely nervous. I felt a flow of nerves go through my body as I walked down to the field. There were players from an assortment of teams lounging around in the dugout and the occasional; “What’s Up” was acknowledged. Finally after a brief discussion by the coaches they said that the tryout would be starting momentarily, and that we should be getting warmed up. As I looked out I saw a gorgeous field with the dew still clinging to the grass. At this moment I knew what was about to happen.
Tryouts can bring out the best in some people and the worst in others. This tryout was different from all the others, at this one I had no friends and nobody to talk to, whereas the other tryouts I would always have a friend there. As I sat on the warm wood bench, I was in a corner all alone, while everybody else had their friends with them. The sweat started to beat down my head in the early hours of the day as the sun was just coming up. After all the names were called we took the field for the start of the tryout. Going through drills kids would reflect on their summer with their friends and share laughs. As the drills were conducted I ran through them with impeccable ease and this made me feel delighted. There was only one side effect so to speak I felt surrounded by a world of unknown around me. Being the only one without a friend there was hard because the responsibility relied solely on me. It felt like I controlled my own destiny, and that any action that I took could be make or break. I loved the fact that all the pressure was on me it felt like the fate of my world was in my average sized hands.
Growing up is hard enough and one of the ways you learn to grow up is making choices on your own. These choices upon which you make shape who you are and what kind of person you will be in your life. I learned that even in baseball there can be independence in a team game and that is okay because it shows you what can happen if you set your mind to something. This tryout also made me feel alone but that was okay because I finally found out that I don’t need a friend or somebody there helping me go every step of the way.
Take Three: Revision:
As I looked out I saw a gorgeous field with the dew still clinging to the grass, and at this moment I knew why I had rushed out of the house. My first tryout of the new baseball season inched closer and closer, and it quickly went underway and I became extremely nervous with sweat started to beat down my head and my palms became clammy. It felt like I had a knot in my stomach the size of Texas and it almost kept me from keeping my focus. The coaches running the tryout talked briefly and finally agreed that they should start the initial phases. The damp dugout began to crowd up quickly as the minutes started to pass and many friends had begun recollecting about summer experiences. I felt left out from the group because I did not know nor go to high school with any of these fellow players. But the moment had come where all players had to take the field for the drills of the day. My true test of the day would be to see whether I could be successful at a tryout in which I had nobody there that I knew.Tryouts can bring out the best in some people and the worst in others. This tryout was different from all the others, at this one I had no friends and nobody to talk to, whereas the other tryouts I would always have a friend there. I felt that at this tryout every choice or action that I made could be make or break in my making the team or not. The responsibility had been placed solely on me, and it felt great I loved all the pressure. Nobody could impact what I would do, and since I had no friends there I had complete focus. I started blocking out everybody talking that wasn't a coach and it did wonders for me. I played at such a high level that I didn't even know I could attain, players would start looking at me asking, "Who's that guy." The coaches put me through more rigorous training than most of the other players to see if I really could play at an elite caliber player. I looked around at all the other players who gave about 80% and it made me feel like I belonged on this team and that I had worked the hardest worker at the tryout. This made me feel amazing because I felt that I had done this all on my own and that it would be something I could take pride in. Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard.
Growing up now can be hard enough and one of the ways you learn to grow up is by making choices on your own. That became what I learned from this tryout, that even though you may not have a friend there with you it doesn't mean you can't do just as well or better than if they had been there. I realized just how good I can be if I put my complete focus into something, then the results will follow behind my actions. It is very hard to cut off support of a friend or parents when you have always had that as a safety blanket. But in life you have to learn to let go and be able to do things on your own. That became the lesson I learned and it would become truly a big step in my life, showing that I had been capable of doing activities without a safety blanket.